Announcing the birth of David Joseph West
born Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007
7 lbs, 9 oz

http://picasaweb.google.com/mcwest2002/David0001

Seems like everyone's been buying houses recently!  Michael and I closed on a house last week.  It's going to be quite an improvement from the apartment, but moving is an absolute pain...  We've spent the last week scrubbing the kitchen (you would not believe the mess) and waxing floors (hardwood, but in rather poor condition) and doing minor ( Read more... )

Thanks again to those involved for a lovely weekend!  It had, as usual, been far too long since seeing the three of you, and also too long since my last vacation.  You'll have to come visit here once things settle down a little (assuming that ever happens!) though I'm afraid there isn't anything quite as interesting to do in this area...  Speaking ( Read more... )

First, news from work:  they've decided to reorganize our department.  Instead of trying to keep two operators on shift all the time, there will be two operators (renamed maintenance engineers) who will alternate day and afternoon shifts, focusing on lab documentation and various projects.  The rest of the group will stay on rotation, often only ( Read more... )

I think perhaps spring is finally here.  Of course, since this is Michigan, we only have about 2 weeks between snow and 85 degree weather, so I'd better enjoy it while it lasts!  Actually, to be fair, it hasn't snowed since just after Easter, but it had been fairly cool from then until the end of last week and the weekend, when it was finally well ( Read more... )

I think I'm finally mostly not sick.  I don't think I'd call myself quite well yet, but this silly cold has lasted a week which is quite long enough, thank you!  It has been probably a year since I was really ill, so I suppose it was about time.  It always amazes me how much colds affect my brain -- a few days ago I was making pasta sauce (spicy ( Read more... )

Hello, all!  Our wedding photos are online:  http://www.pictage.com/event.jsp?event_id=264089
I believe the site will ask you to make up a username and password, and will then bring you to our page.

Enjoy!

My brother is leaving tonight for the Middle East.  He'll be there four months.  At least this time he'll be able to call more often, since he has more seniority.  It's going to be awful for my sister-in-law and nephew...  He gets out of the Air Force next fall, and he was hoping they wouldn't send him anywhere before then.  However, he didn't get ( Read more... )

So, the blood work came back nice and normal, which is reassuring. When I called about the results, the doctor calculated a due date for me: September 17th, apparently.

So, since insurance doesn't want to cover a birth center, it looks as though I'll be visiting the Lansing hospital for check-ups. I'm still really not sure how this all works, but ( Read more... )

So, this morning, my cat was staring intently at something under the table. This something was making an odd, almost chirping sound that I couldn't place -- but I couldn't see whatever it was (blame my housekeeping skills; there were a few books and such under the table, too). So, Michael took a closer look and a small rodent ran around the ( Read more... )